Totch--not much is changed. We did a trip out of Chokoloskee to Pavilion 10 days ago, and it looked unchanged. The sand is beautiful and firewood was plentiful--that won't last as people go out to the area. These outer islands have experienced many hurricanes and survived them in tact.

Keith

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"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex ... It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." A. Einstein

One thing to note was there was a plenty of debris in the water. You can especially see a lot of trees and branches sticking out of the water during low tide. It's all over but not really that big of a problem for our Hobie Islands. I hit a submerged log on the way out but didn't have any damage to speak of. Just scraped the mirage drive a little and hit the centerboard.

Made a trip to Helen Key last weekend. Looked like Irma changes up Cape Romano just a bit. The shell mound about a mile offshore from Cape Romano looks like it’s no longer a bird nesting place (maybe they come back in the spring).

Looks like two of the dome houses collapsed but otherwise they survived.

It was quite cool in the evenings but I bundled up and slept well. Best part - NO BUGS!

I would post some pictures if I could figure out how to now that there’s no photobucket.